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Linda Helmink, Cleveland, Ohio — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 18:44:32 GMT

I have that problem when I drink Soda pop. I cann't swallow and I have been know to pass out and or have a seizure.

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Erica, New York, NY — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 18:49:16 GMT

How long before this is an episode on House?

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Leamington Spa — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 18:55:40 GMT

"stone" isn't a British phrase, it's the most used form of measurement here. I only know my weight in pounds because of American websites.

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Babs, FL — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 19:23:25 GMT

i have episodes of tachycardia, usually brought on by being overheated and have found that sometimes a thick, cold drink (like a milkshake) will "shock" my heart back into a normal rhythm. My mom has issues with rapid heartbeat as well, however, she has the exact opposite experience. Milkshakes have caused her to have tachycardia, while hot drinks seem to help her normal rhythm return. Weird.

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Marcia Gerber, Moline, IL — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 20:34:46 GMT

I can remember a girl in junior high school would faint for no particular reason. She had a great mother so I'm sure she had been examined - this remined me of the girl in homeroom.

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Kenneth Rosen, Los Angeles, CA — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 21:24:25 GMT

This happened to me once eating mexican food and washing it down with a big swallow of beer. I was in a restaurant and passed out for about 10 seconds before coming to. I fell out of my chair and people were huddled over me. I was fine afterward.

My question is, do I have the disease "swalow syncope"? or was it just a one time thing?

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not gonna tell u — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 02:30:35 GMT

wow ive never heard of that b4

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kiran chauhan.MD.Longmeadow, MA — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 02:39:59 GMT

cardiac work up including holer monitoring is part of sycopy....most of trained physician will do that.

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Anonymous — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 04:14:41 GMT

I had a case of micturition syncope, which would be worse if it happened frequently. Its when you faint when you pee. Had it happen once in my life. The doctor knew what it was and I am very careful now, lol.

Nothing like people standing over you in the restroom saying "You okay?" as you're waking up, lol.

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Gary king yreka, calif — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 12:09:36 GMT

As an RN for 21 years mainly in ERs i have never seen a patient with this syndrome. However , the elderly and people with heart disease have been known to pass out or even die in the bathroom from stimulating the same nerve.

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David Fishken, Chelmsford MA — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 15:37:32 GMT

There are probably many people with this disorder who simply stopped the particular food consumption behavior after a couple of bouts of fainting. It may not be as rare as believed.

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Jean, Boynton Beach, FL — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 23:32:53 GMT

I was diagnosed with neurocardiogenic syncope...I have been fainting since age 6 from multiple situations: digestion syncope is one of the many as well as standing or sitting too long...the tilt table test can diagnose your fainting issue if you have any of these odd symptoms....just a thought

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Philadelphia, PA — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 10:09:18 GMT

I have Supraventricular tachycardia, which can start and stop with no apparent reason, but have told my doctor that the act of drinking can bring on an episode. I don't think I have this problem, however I do think there is more of link between the esophagus and heart then is the current medical belief.

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julie — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 10:03:05 GMT

Allrighty then

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Shane j Tucson, AZ, USA — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 12:05:07 GMT

Leamington Spa? Where are you from? Where is "stone a typical unit of measure?

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gloriamwilliams207@hotmail.com — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 13:59:05 GMT

Don't know if I have that or not,but I can't eat bread and some other things because it makes me feel so bad.Anyone know why???
glomar, Shelbyville Tn

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Marcelle, san juan, PR — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 14:06:26 GMT

Hahahaha I was thinking the exact same thing: This should be an episode of House.

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Robert Prevost — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 14:07:21 GMT

This is happening to me for about 2 years, The last time I was driving and passed out and struck a parked car in the rear. No one was hurt.I have had many test on the heart and can't find anything which cause it. A 30 day heart monature also. Any sugestions.

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john doe, seattle, washington — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 14:18:34 GMT

blimy blokes!

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R.C. McMillin, Los Angeles, CA — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 14:48:50 GMT

The Brits drink, the Japanese sip, and the Americans GULP - is there a little bias in the article against Americans? Other than that, an interesting article.

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Diane Horning, Phillipsburg, NJ/dinkyduck950@verizon.net — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 15:08:35 GMT

I saw an episode of St. Elsewhere a couple decades ago where this guy has gas syncope. He would faint everytime he farted or took a dump. Finally, they discovered why and implanted a pace maker. Now he could have a constitution without fainting!

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Joy Russom Paragould,Arkansas — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 15:13:25 GMT

My Husband passes out when he eats Ice Cream and has since childhood and hes 62 years old now.

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jean lucas-hanson west plains, missouri 417-293-2670 — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 15:16:38 GMT

my mom is having these spells and drs think she has symstoms of heart attack and or mini strokes but everything checks ok but blood pressure and all shows signs of heart problems. is this what she is having. it is getting more frequent as she gets older. it is really scaring us. as i read this it sounds like it could be her. how could we find out for sure. we live in west plains missouri. where is the closest place to check for this. her specialist are in springfield, missouri.

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Joe — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 15:23:20 GMT

I get tachycardia episodes and have had some triggered by hot drinks or hot soups. I feel for anyone with any sort of heart conditions.

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Anon — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 15:35:44 GMT

My daughter, whom is now 24 yr old, has Vaso Vagel Syncope which is another one of those "Syncope" problems. She would pass out when she stood still, hit the florr,loose control of bodily functions(which can be quite embarrasing), this back a few years while attending college classes. One Cardiologist wanted to put in a pace maker which we opted out after visiting another. A Heart specialist(Eletropysiologist) at Greisinger HEart Center in Danville, PA got her on the road to recovery with adjusting her daily routines, diet(adding salt to everything), certainly to learn to never stand still by rotating back and forth to each leg while having to address a croud while speaking or socializing. She is under control now but has a bad weight gain but continually says active to avoid having a syncope escapade. Drs told her she may grow out of it, but she doesn't want to wait to see if it is gone. We were at three heart docs in three Different areas of the state,East, West and South and finally got two that agreed on the treatment of the one in Danville. It's very scary to go through ,but persistance paid off.

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Melanie L. Dublin, GA — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 15:47:32 GMT

Wow! The human body is amazing , isn't it??

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Victor R. Hamilton, Wickenburg, AZ — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 16:04:15 GMT

Same symptoms except there isn't any specific food or drink that causes the heart stoppage. I too have had a pacemaker installed - runs about 4 to 5% of the time. My condition has changed as I have become older, now it's hiccups, usually three and they are very painfull. Twice I underwent every test they could think of, including at the Mayo Clinic when they were trying to find the cause - the result? "Live with it!"

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Jennifer, Bethpage, NY — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 16:13:33 GMT

Wow. That's new to me.

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Norma Schrider Parkersburg,West Virginia — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 16:29:37 GMT

After going through EKG's, Cardiac Stress tests,Holter Monitors X2 this article sounds like the answer to my problem. I've been told the strange episodes of feeling like I'm going to pass out may be due to Ventricular Tachycardia. The episodes are so short and happen at very irregular intervals that nothing has shown up as of this date. I'm due to have a EPS study to see if can stimulate this - if not a temporary monitor will be implanted for up to 18 months to see if this can be captured with that. May lead to a pacemaker. These happen 9 out of 10 times right after eating. But my sister is one of the few that survived a Sudden Cardiac Death episode, we want to be sure there is no genetic component to what ever these are. Hope to find out something soon. Thanks for this article.

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Eileen NYC — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 16:31:03 GMT

My Irish cousins and other family members use stone too. I thought it was 11 lbs, but see that it is 14.

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cutiebeersingh@hotmail.com — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 16:44:03 GMT

Hi, I have the fainting problem when I stand after being seated for even a short time. Docs cannot tell me why and it is very debilitating. Any help out there?

Cutie, Kingston, Jamaica

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Rita Berzaghi Montreal Canada, bbbreton@sympatico.ca — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 16:48:23 GMT

yes i had many years of fainting spells everytime i ate bread or pasta or anything made with flour, no doctors could find out what was wrong, a dietician told me it was an allergy, and i was tested and i am allergic to Buckwheat in Flour, now i am much better thanks to a dietician .

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Mike Vallandingham, Portland, Oregon — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 17:13:53 GMT

This once happened to me while taking shots of Tequila. After the 23rd shot I passed out

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John Dow — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 17:47:25 GMT

wow! i've passed out from many things but never from eating a sandwich.

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Bill Hunt, New Port Richey Florida — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 17:51:43 GMT

Several years ago, I was told I suffered from Vago-Vago. I fainted while being fitted for contact lenses. The eye doctor had no idea why. Later, an MD told me that when he massaged my eyes (closed of course) my heart slowed down. He said the Vegas nerve connects many parts of the body and we still don't know how it reacts to many things.

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Sheryl Jordan — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 18:16:30 GMT

I fainted after eating tunafish. My twin sister also fainted after she ate a tunafish sandwitch. I no longer eat tunafish. I was told it was to much protein for my body to handle at once. If you have low blood sugar, which I do.

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Tracy M. Dunn, Lexington,KY — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 18:55:10 GMT

I've had this problem for the past eight years. I have pasted out in restaurants and at home. Once ending up in the ER because I hit my head on a table when I collapsed out of a chair. My sister also has this problem. I can't believe other people have this too!

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Todd Smith , North Waterboro , Maine — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 18:57:18 GMT

I fainted once after swallowing 30 beers. I woke up several hours later with a headache and dehydration. Do I have this rare disease?

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anonymous, woodland, ca. — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 18:59:07 GMT

i get hiccups every time i drink soda, and almost every time i drink anything, if i gulp. (i try not to but sometimes can't help it.) i also get hiccups very easily when swallowing my first bite of a meal. it's like my esophagus isn't telling my stomach to get ready to receive, and this delay causes the hiccups, every day, at least once. i can imagine if her heart and throat were accidentally intertwined... maybe there is something here that SHOULD be sending/receiving messages simultaneously but isn't. anyone have any suggestions?

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John Doe, Seattle WA — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 19:07:00 GMT

In my case it was never diagnosed. I'd spent the night with a co-worker I was "seeing". We walked four blocks to a restaurant. While we were waiting to be served, I went to the men's room. I passed out at least twice, perhaps three times. After the last time I came to with paramedics hovering over me. I felt fine except for being scared and feeling humiliated. The lady and I left. This happened in the 1979 and never happened again.

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Judi Gines Wales, UT — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 19:15:43 GMT

My 92 year old mother has recently been getting dizzy & extremely light headed to the point of nearly passing out after she eats breakfast (usually). She is on several medications for an irregular heartbeat, high blood pressure & other conditions relevant to old age. We (including her doctor) assume that the faintness is probably side effects to the meds. This article relating this condition makes more sense. She feels fine when she gets up in the morning & she even feels fine after she's taken her meds. Some of the meds require that be they be taken with food; and it's the food part that makes her nauseated & dizzy. So, there ya go...what's to help when you're 92 & have heart & kidney failure?

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Vicki, Missouri — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 19:35:58 GMT

My daughter has (sp?) vasal-vagal syndrome which also causes random fainting. They say (that somethings undefind) cause a "startle" reaction that constricts blood flow and causes a similar reaction.

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Diane Scott E. Michigan — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 19:41:03 GMT

I am a Fifty eight year old woman and I have had the same symtoms as that disease for the past ten years or longer I will blinkout when I drink acidity drinks real fast and eat white meat such as chicken breast. I thought I had acid reflux disease.

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Jami Whitelaw, Alhambra, California — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 19:48:32 GMT

Excellent post David Fishken.

I have a condition (congenital hyperreninemic hypoaldosteronism) that the literature says is very rare and that the adults who are finally
diagnosed are generaly "fine." But, we aren't fine and nor are we counted by anyone...

Too, most doctors that patients get to see, no matter how rare a condition, do not write it up, nor report it to anyone. Sometimes, they might tell a couple of colleagues...

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Regan, Bothell, WA — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 19:52:33 GMT

Why is it when a doctor can't figure something out he/she automatically assumes it must be in your head?! I was puking sick for my entire pregnancy and the docs couldn't figure it out - so assumed I must be doing it to myself. After having my child, it started again and it turned out I had gall stones, which no one bothered to check for when I was pregnant! Idiots (to quote House).

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JJ, lagrange, GA — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 20:06:52 GMT

I have had bouts of SVT for years. Had all the heart tests, which were negative. I told the doctors it was not heart, that I felt it much be GI because right before the rapid heart beat starts, there is the sensation of something coming from my abdomen up into my chest. Had EGDs, colonoscopies, swallow studies, etc. Finally, had a test and sliding hiatal hernia was noted, and was diagnosed with delayed gastric emptying. I just finally decided that the hernia was sliding up, setting off a spasm I guess that in turn causes the heart to start beating rapidly. Now, when I have the feeling of something trying to come up into my chest, I tighten my upper abdominal muscles as tight as I can, and most all the time now, it pushes it back down and keeps the heart from beating rapidly. It works 99 percent of the time. I'm glad I didn't listen to my family doctor who tried to put me on heart medicine. I kept insisting it was GI.

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Gina Adams, Bunker Hill, WV — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 20:11:21 GMT

I used to go into convulsions and pass out. They checked my heart and told me I had a heart cliche(spelling). The described it to me that my heart beats slow, normal and fast, never consistent. Is this the same? It all seemed to stop after I stopped working with my sister(stress). I have however, been diagnosed with acid reflux. It is so bad to the point it has affected my voice for the last 3 years. Some days I dont have a voice. Are the 2 realated?

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Anonymous, somewhere in Nevada — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 20:13:17 GMT

My 23-year-old son has gone into seizure then passed out while eating carne asada burrito from a local mexican restaurant on two occasions. He didn't go to a hospital or clinic, but he doesn't eat that anymore, alone anyway. I think it is more common than thought because it isn't reported.

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Jhet, IL — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 20:32:26 GMT

I have a hard time swallowing pills but I can't imagine having it cause my heart to stop! It's bad enough when the pill gets half stuck in my throat.

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silki summons williamsport PA — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 20:50:30 GMT

well of course after eating alot of baconators will put on pounds! thats common sense? no problems now eating them huh? be careful what you eat i;d say :}

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Keri, Ky — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 21:09:13 GMT

Check out Dysautonomias; they are disorders of the autonomic nervous system that cause some types of syncope.

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Pam, Dnever, Colo. — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 21:15:04 GMT

To Erica

LOL, was just hinking about "house !"

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Vicki M, Cincinnati, Ohio — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 21:19:22 GMT

13 years ago I flatlined 3 times after "dieing" over a period of 6 hours. My heart just stopped. It has happened 3 times before but my heart would start up again by itself. This time it didn't. At the ER they couldn't figure out what was wrong, other than my EKG was blipping about every 5 seconds. I had a pacemaker installed and was told I, too, have a short in the electrical system from my brain to my heart. It was never attributed to food. But they never gave me a reason. Who cares, I'm on my second pacer and it's kept me alive for 13 years.

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Whitney, Seattle, WA — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 21:24:45 GMT

I have vasovagal syncope. It's similar, except I faint if my body is under a lot of stress, such as when I'm very sick or I'm in a lot of pain.

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Murph, Round Lake, IL — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 21:26:03 GMT

perhaps that's what caused Elvis to die - yes, I'm serious

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dave, florence, oregon — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 21:53:29 GMT

how long before this is a diagnosis on 'house'?

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Kimberly Ohio — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 21:54:04 GMT

There was an episode on some medical show once that was about a guy whos heart stopped and he passed out when he drank cold water.

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Dizzy in Denver, CO — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 22:40:20 GMT

Last February, I fainted while sitting and eating a piece of bread. Everyone thought that it was due to poor eating habits - too big of bites and bot chewing my food enough before swallowing. I am running not walking to my doctor to find out how I can confirm atrioventricular block.

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Denise Fuller, Neptune, NJ — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 22:52:25 GMT

Almost a year ago, I fainted after choking on cold ginger ale. I stopped drinking carbonated drinks months earlier, so this was different for me. I was out for 5 minutes. Placed in the hospital and tests for my heart were performed. No reasoning for the fainting spell was given. Maybe this is my answer to a puzzling event in my life.

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Ilene Winchester,Davie Florida — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 23:58:32 GMT

I have been having this for over 5 years and no one knew what my problem is?This is exactly what I do soda water and foods I know when the blaclouts are coming on and try to hold on to table I have fallen in my plate and on the floor.

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Donna H, Ozark, MO — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 00:29:18 GMT

I was so amazed to receive this info. I have fainted a few times after drinking a very fizzy cold soda. I take a large drink then realizing it is so "bitey" that I swallow the whole thing in one large gulp. The pain is so great that I have passed out. I always thought it was a pain reflex, not caused by a lack of blood. After scaring my husband to death, I am extremely careful when I drink soda.

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Lala Land — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 01:02:39 GMT

LOL Erika. I was thinking the same thing! This will end up on "House" sure enough!

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Johanna Brower, Gainesville, TX — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 01:16:33 GMT

This has happened twice recently to my son, who is a healthy,strong 25 yr.old young man. We were at a restaurant in VA, (we live in TX, but work all over the country), and had just finished breakfast. We had just been discussing him taking over the driving for me and all of a sudden, he put his head in his hands and said he was sleepy, and then his head fell backward and I realized he was not breathing. My husband and were yelling his name and sorta slapping his face and lowering him to the floor to start CPR. While I was shouting to the waitress to cal 911, he let out a big snore sound and the we realized he'd started breathing again. When he opened his eyes, it was obvious he wasn't really aware. (He told me later, he knew he was on the floor, knew he shouldn't be on the floor, but didn't know what to do about it.) The paramedics that came were excellent, and so thorough, but baffled. They checked everything..blood sugar, vitals, etc., but didn't have a sure diagnosis. We took him to Martha Jefferson , an Urgent Care kind of facility there, where they did a CAT scan of his head, an EKG, an EEG, blood and urine tests,everyting short of a spinal tap, and every test was perfectly normal, but for a slightly elevated blood pressure that he's on medication for already. The doctor said she was expecting to walk in and see an older man given the information, and was surprised to find he was only 25. He also went to see his family doctor once he was home, who found nothing, but was willing toset him up with the specialists, but we don't even know with whom to start...cardiologist?..neurologist?..endocronologist? Any more info would be greatly appreciated!! jbbrower@hotmail.com

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J, Ohio — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 01:31:22 GMT

I have had this happen many times. mostly when I am tired or stressed out, sometimes 2 times in one meal. never passed out but have had everything go black. Dr called it a vagel response problem I also have Cardiomyopathy.

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John Doe, Seattle, Wash — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 01:42:11 GMT

Wow. Micturition syncope. It has a name. Since I was a kid this has happened to me. Mostly at night. I just figured I'm tired and the effort to go was what casued the fainting, as I never really had a problem during the day. Except if I'd been napping. Worst case was kind of a delayed reaction. I was walking back to bed and passed out. Almost cracked my head open on the bed rail. Who knew.

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G, houston, Texas — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 01:56:33 GMT

I have a friend who is 30 now and the Dr's still don't know why he passes out. He wakes up in excruciating pain.

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Dana Somesla, Riverside, Calif — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 02:11:01 GMT

I don't know if this the correct forum but I've looked & looked for info to no avail. Whenever I have richer than normal food & some alcohol by the end of the meal I have a major sneezing fit. Why? It started out years ago with very rich food (such as at special occasions) & red wine but it's mutated to also any indulgence. So if anyone is familiar with this I'd love to know what you know.

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Tekinyl — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 02:18:04 GMT

Now we know this isn't as rare as they say and can help those who didn't know how or why this was happening. This is why we need to TALK to each other. Peace and love everybody! -Tek

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Anon, PA — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 03:37:25 GMT

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robert r propp corona del mar , ca — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 04:16:00 GMT

I have reguarly had my throat feel like it was closing and have passed out maybe 8 times in my life. Each time I have been out only a few seconds before comming too. I am 74 and this has been going on since 1964.

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maicutie — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 04:22:45 GMT

too much eating is bad especially the food which not contains a lot of vitamins!so..eat well like fruits and vegetables.

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EN, US — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 05:01:39 GMT

Various people and physicians have different experiences with syncope or some not at all. Trying to live in a world where it isn't understood is difficult if you happen to experience it pretty often. Mine hasn't been connected to food or beverage intake. Tests finally revealed that my cortisol levels are low in the mornings. It is sort of like having the U.S. daylight savings time when an hour is taken from your morning schedule every day for decades until you discover the problem and hopefully a solution. I don't know which is worse. The problem or the lack of understanding about it.

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Dan, San Diego CA — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 05:54:40 GMT

There are so many things that cause people to pass out, you could spend the rest of your life being tested for them all. If it recurs frequently, any doctor would order a 24 hour EKG and a 24 hour EEG to find out exactly what is happening just before the syncopal episode. These simple and common tests would have easily picked up this problem.

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clarissa, anchorage, ak — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 06:52:13 GMT

don't you just love the "it must be in the patient's head" when the docs can't figure it out or are so judgemental that they don't do, as mentioned before, a cardiac workup! It sounds like British healthcare.

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Lance Daytona Bch. Fl. — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 07:45:06 GMT

I have had a very similar event. My research led me to something called Vagally Mediated Atriofibrilation. It had been bothering me for around a year or so when I passed out and was hospitalized. My cardiologist never heard of it until he saw me. I quit all caffiene products and cut way back on meat and fried food. After about 9 months of diet change, I no longer had any detectable heart flutter. Been near 2 years since the hospital and feel good. I believe that excessive caffiene was the main cause of my condition. I also think this type of condition is more common than thought-just very difficult to diagnose. The cardiologist was amazed that I could create a-fib by simply eating a banana. He asked me to do it again several times in a row and each time he was shocked. And now, it simply does not happen anymore.It was so bad that almost anything I swallowed caused me heavy head-even my saliva. Most of us would feel a lot better w/ the proper diet.

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Can't wait till she wins a Darwin award — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 20:25:34 GMT

You'd think after fainting for 10 yrs, she'd have figured out not to eat while driving or doing other dangerous activities. What an idiot.

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Jane D'oh — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 20:02:22 GMT

for what it's worth...

"vasovagal" is the correct spelling and it's the vagus (not Vegas!) nerve which is affected.

silki, the baconator thing was a joke by the author(s) of the article. That's not what the woman was eating.

and I can't believe several of you have given email addresses. You're asking for trouble doing that. Mailboxes overloaded with spam yet??

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b0b g0ats3 — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 18:24:03 GMT

when i see pamela anderson naked, i get such a boner that it makes me pass out from blood loss to the rest of my body

does that count?

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Xweetie, Kent, OH — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 19:07:20 GMT

Goodness, seems like the world needs to train more Houses - as in - diagnostic specialists.

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Ken, Baltimore, MD — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 21:04:10 GMT

Any time someone answers, "Oh my gosh, that happened to me ONE TIME too." IT DOES NOT MEAN YOU HAVE A PARTICULAR DISEASE STATE. Doctors/Health Professionals base diagnosis and therapy on EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE... What is being described by all of the comments on this site are ANECDOTES. Evidence based medicine requires enough data to support a statistically significant connection between life variables. Anecdote means, a particular or detached incident or fact of an interesting nature; a biographical incident or fragment. That is why your doctor's eyes glaze over when you come up with 15 different cause-effect relationships in your every day life based upon individual stories you have experienced or been told. 9 out of 10 times, you're COMPLETELY wrong. Have fun, and see your doctor regularly.

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Chris, Wenatchee, WA — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 02:13:57 GMT

Why is it that when doctors can't figure something out, it must be all in your head. How pompous are they really, that they just can't admit when they don't know why something is happening to a person. I wonder how many people have died because " it was all in their head"? Or at least that's what their doctor said when he/she couldn't figure it out.

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Connie Booth, Bolivia, NC — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 15:05:07 GMT

I have had this very thing happen 2 times this past year, but without completely fainting - just on the edge. Now I know what probably caused it as I am reasonably healthy and my experience was much the same as in this article. Good to know it has a name.

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Faith, Dallas, Texas — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 15:15:44 GMT

I was just diagnosed with Neurocardiogenic Syncope. I had no idea what caused it. The first time i passed out I was in a Dr's office after receiving a shot. We all believed it was the shot that made me pass out. Then it happened again while I was staning line at the movies. I went to one doctor and he sent me to a neurologist. The neurologist sent me to get a tilt table test done. It only took me about 10 min to pass out ( which according to the nurse is quick). I'm on medication now and drinking a lot more water and gatorade to keep by blood pressure up.

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ivona, honolulu, hawaii — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 20:35:36 GMT

I wonder if I have a mild form of this. All my life I've had a strange, disoriented, disjointed feeling whenever I swallow something like honey or fudge sauce, or something with that sort of texture. Oddly enough, though, the same thing happens with some external stimuli, like having something furry stroked over my cheek or jawline.

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Jean, Minnesota — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 03:18:27 GMT

Cutie and others,

There is a condition called Orthostatic Hypotension which will cause you to faint or feel faint when standing up after you have been sitting or laying. It's common in people who typically have low blood pressure. I've experienced it for years. My doctor suspected that Orthostatic Hypotension was my problem, and it was confirmed when I was in the hospital for another reason and stood up - and promptly hit the floor!

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jewhite — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 03:36:51 GMT

I agree with the lady who said "if the doctor can't find the answer, he says its all in your head". For several years, I asked 3 different doctors about my problem and none of them could help me, told me by one of them it was all in my head. Well, in one way he was right. It was the neurotransmitters that werent working properly, but this was before they came out with a diagnosis called "manic depressive" or "bipolar depression". I was so happy to find out the disease had a name, that I was not going crazy, and that now there was a medication to help. Doctors only know what they learn in med school and too many of them don't continue their medical education to keep up with things. Its too bad but maybe someday, they will say, I know you have a problem but I don't know what the answer is.

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Lorra, Spring Hill, FL — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 06:47:49 GMT

gloriamwilliams207@hotmail.com, You should be checked out for gluten sensiivity and celiac disease.

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Anonymous — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 17:42:21 GMT

It's not lupus!

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Maggie, NY, NY — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 17:51:45 GMT

Some of your comments are really annoying guys. I don't know if you're kidding or not but if you've passed out once when you've happened to be eating something it's most likely NOT because you have this disease, it was most likely some other random reason. And especially if that happened to you after drinking 30 BEERS. Guess what? I think that'd happen to anyone who drank 30 beers.

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Diana, Katy,Texas — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 23:58:09 GMT

I once passed out after drinking 4 vodka and orange juice then going to the gym for a work out. wow, I will never do that again.

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Lindsay, San Antonio, TX — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 03:17:28 GMT

I have this weird condition no one can seem to diagnose when I'm nauseated ALL THE TIME and eating any amounts of food can cause me to throw up everything I've eaten. It happens when I eat certain foods but not all the time. I do my best to prevent myself from throwing up. Had it since I was very tiny.
No fainting spells though. Perhaps a variant?

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Dominic, London, United Kingdom — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 19:45:37 GMT

Shane in AZ, stone is a unit of measure in Britain...where the article is about. And it is 14 pounds. Weighing scales all have the measure in stones on them. Obviously you don't use it in the US but there is life outside of North America.

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Libby, Raleigh NC — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 04:26:09 GMT

Plain white rice gives me hiccups.

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Asada Tokiro, CA — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 11:43:39 GMT

blimey mate! That is the first time I have heard of eating sandwiches and fainting!!!

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Laura NY NY — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 19:51:05 GMT

TO ANON - I have been fainting since childhood and was diagnosed with vaso-vagul syncope - neurocardiogenic syncope- you name it I 've had three tilt table , ekg's holter monitors from one day to one month - i finally found a cardiologist who put me on atenolol 25 mg for a very mild begnin arythmia and have not had any symptoms since (its been 5 yrs)My daughter has the same problem and hers is controlled by high salt diet. All I can say is taht is not OK to just live with it - find another doctor if yours is not doing the right thing. -

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Eileen S — Thu, 07 May 2009 15:55:35 GMT

The stone used to wiegh a person's weight in Britain has it's origins in ancient times it was originally used for weighing agricultural commodities against the known weight of a stone. Historically the number of pounds in a stone varied by commodity, but eventually it was agreed that a stone equalled 14 pounds, and was standardized at that weight.

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